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What he is doing? vs He is doing what?

Both "What he is doing?" and "He is doing what?" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. The first one is a question where the subject and verb are inverted, while the second one is a question with a normal word order. They both serve the purpose of asking about an action someone is doing.

Last updated: March 12, 2024 • 934 views

What he is doing?

This phrase is correct as a question where the subject and verb are inverted.

This phrase is used to ask about the action someone is doing, with the subject and verb in a reversed order.
  • Nov 21, 2014 ... ... those words back, especially the first clip where he specifically talked about suspending deportations--that is literally what he is doing today.
  • Nov 3, 2014 ... EXCLUSIVE: Rula Jebreal sounds off on Bill Maher Islam spat: “What he is doing is un-American”. The journalist tells Salon about her heated ...
  • Nov 21, 2014 ... “That is literally what he is doing today.” The former spokesman added: “In later instances, including when I was there, he would speak carefully ...
  • Jan 27, 2015 ... Obama knows what he is doing the military has been telling him and he does what they tell him not to. He has fired the Generals that try to save ...

Alternatives:

  • What is he doing?

He is doing what?

This phrase is correct as a question with a normal word order.

This phrase is used to ask about the action someone is doing, with a normal subject-verb-object word order.
  • In general, the agent's confidence that he is doing what he intends will vary under different descriptions of the action, and will usually decrease the further away ...
  • A man may be ignorant, then, of who he is, what he is doing, what or whom he is acting on, and sometimes also what (e.g. what instrument) he is doing it with, ...
  • Dec 30, 2014 ... "He is doing what he's supposed to do, and we're hopeful once that has been completed he will be able to go back to playing," were the words ...
  • He is nothing more, and nothing more should be expected of him. He is doing what he can in life and not wanting to have anything else expected of him.

Alternatives:

  • What is he doing?

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